Global Patent Index - EP 0714092 A1

EP 0714092 A1 19960529 - Information recording and reproducing apparatus

Title (en)

Information recording and reproducing apparatus

Title (de)

Informationsaufzeichnungs/-wiedergabegerät

Title (fr)

Appareil d'enregistrement/lecture d'information

Publication

EP 0714092 A1 19960529 (EN)

Application

EP 95308327 A 19951121

Priority

JP 28779694 A 19941122

Abstract (en)

An information recording and reproducing apparatus comprises an optical device for causing a light beam to impinge upon a disc having a spiral guide groove along which a control signal is substantially recorded for scanning the spiral guide groove; a light beam modulating portion operative to intensity-modulate the light beam incident upon the disc in response to an information signal so that the information signal is intermittently recorded on the disc and operative further to cause the light beam to keep a relatively small intensity during a period in which the recording of the information signal is temporarily interrupted; a photo-detecting portion for detecting the light beam coming from the disc; a read signal processing portion operative to obtain, based on a detection output from the photo-detecting portion, a read output signal containing a read output of the control signal and a total amount signal corresponding to momentary total light amount of the light beam received by the photo-detecting portion; a variable gain control portion operative to perform a gain-control to the read output signal in response to the total amount signal when the light beam coming from the disc is detected by the photo-detecting portion; and a signal reproducing portion for obtaining a reproduced output of the control signal on the strength of the read output signal having been subjected to the gain-control performed by the variable gain control portion. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G11B 7/09; G11B 11/10

IPC 8 full level

G11B 7/00 (2006.01); G11B 7/0045 (2006.01); G11B 7/09 (2006.01); G11B 7/125 (2006.01); G11B 11/105 (2006.01); G11B 20/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G11B 7/08 (2013.01 - KR); G11B 7/0941 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 11/10595 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 20/10009 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/0904 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/0938 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 11/10578 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0714092 A1 19960529; EP 0714092 B1 20020731; AT E221689 T1 20020815; AU 3789695 A 19960530; AU 692938 B2 19980618; CA 2163176 A1 19960523; CA 2163176 C 20051115; CN 1080917 C 20020313; CN 1135637 A 19961113; DE 69527599 D1 20020905; DE 69527599 T2 20030403; JP H08147699 A 19960607; KR 960019138 A 19960617; MY 114205 A 20020830; US 5742578 A 19980421

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 95308327 A 19951121; AT 95308327 T 19951121; AU 3789695 A 19951116; CA 2163176 A 19951117; CN 95120393 A 19951122; DE 69527599 T 19951121; JP 28779694 A 19941122; KR 19950044496 A 19951122; MY PI19953512 A 19951117; US 56054595 A 19951117